Resolved What is electrical component and what does it control?

[Atuca]

It is a little black box, maybe a relay? I tried searching google but couldn't find exactly what it is. One of the 3 wires had been cut from the anti theft system / door and trunk ajar wires.

The other if the three wires goes to the fuse box (where I'm assuming its getting power, and the last of the three goes to middle of the three gauge cluster pins.

My guess is this thing is a relay to the door open light on the dash, and can safely be removed as I don't want or need the warning light.

This picture shows the black box, and the wire to the gauge cluster. This is on the wire loom on the dashboard.

 

[19Eclipse90]

It's a diode. I can't say whether or not it can be removed without affecting something else outside of the little dash light, unfortunately.
............................................................................................C-28 (90-120)

 

[Atuca]

I can trace wires, do you happen to have a pinout for this diode? I'll research how they work, and figure out what it's doing.

 

[91-GS]

A diode lets electricity flow one way, but not the other. Like a check valve in a water pipe, or a door that can only be opened from inside.

 

[bduran1220]

I've seen a few of these under the steering colum, I'd like to kno what they power.
I'm having a low power every time I use my turn signals while headlights turned on.

I'm clueless where to start....

 

[snowborder714]

Here's a page from the FSM listing the diodes and locations. See if this helps.

I'm going to guess it's for the door ajar warning, but if you get me all the wire colors coming off it, I can check in the FSM.

 

[19Eclipse90]

Sorry it's difficult to see, but it is C-28 below. It all depends on what you want to keep. It doesn't look like anything critical.

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[snowborder714]

That's what I had thought it was - thanks for confirming, Brian.

 

[Atuca]

What I was doing was removing all the wiring that had to do with the stock anti theft, power doors and locks, door ajar, interior lights, ect. Following those wires it eventually led to the dash harness and this diode. I couldn't figure out how to read the arrows on top of it to figure out what it was or how it worked. One wire came from doors, one wire from fuse box, and one wire to the gauge cluster.

I am glad you guys were able to confirm my suspicions!